Cooking utensil.



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Ammonium FILED 1193.26, 1909.

Patented Dee. 2s, 1909.

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EDWARD LINCOLN ANKROM, OF QUAKER. CITY, OHIO.

COOKING UTENSIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led. March 26, 1909.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Serial No. 485,982.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. ANKROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quaker City, in the county of Guernsey and State of Ohio,have invented new and useful Cooking Utensils; and I do hereby de- Clarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to cooking utensils and has for its object toprovide an improved device of this character having means for protectingline quality utensils from wear on the bottom and from the injuryresulting from Contact with a heated stove.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cooking utensil havingan attachment which may be applied thereto when desired and readilyremoved from the same when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described andshown, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a cooking utensilconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view taken through the utensil and the attachment. Fig. 3 is aplan view showing the attachment removed from the utensil. Fig. 4 is asectional view.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a split annular member or ringhaving a concaved-conveyed bottom portion 2 and a side portion 3 whichform an angle as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The portion 2engages the bottom of the utensil so as to leave an air space betweenthe bottom and said portion, which air space serves to protect theutensil from being scorched.

The annular member or ring is designed to receive the bottom of acooking utensil and to hold the same out of engagement with the stove.The side portion 3 is slightly inclined inwardly so as to firmly clampthe vessel or cooking utensil as will be hereinafter explained.

The annular member or ring l is provided with outwardly projecting ears4 having perforations in which is inserted a bolt 5 engaged by ascrew-threaded nut 6. The ears 4 are formed integrally with the annularmember or ring, as clearly shown. When the cooking utensil is seated inthis ring, said ring is clamped to the vessel by screwing the nut 6, aswill be be readily understood.

It will be seen that my invention is capable of protecting copper andnickel plated cooking utensils and that the same can be readily movedfrom said utensil when desired for washing or any other purpose.

I desire it to be understood that changes in the form, proportion andminor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing frommy invention.

What is claimed is In combination with a cooking utensil or vesselhaving a bottom, an annular split member having a portion deflectedinwardly adapted to engage with the side of the utensil or vessel and aconveXed-concaved portion adapted to engage with the bottom of thevessel and to leave an air space between said portion and said bottom,said annular split member being formed with outwardly projecting ears,and a clamping nut and bolt secured to the ears adapted to hold theannular split member removably on the bottom of the utensil or vessel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD LINCOLN ANKROM.

Witnesses:

I. Y. DAVIS, J. G. S'rooKDALE.

